Occupational Employment Statistics
27-3043 Writers and Authors
Originate and prepare written material, such as scripts, stories, advertisements, and other material. Excludes "Public Relations Specialists" (27-3031) and "Technical Writers" (27-3042).
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Northwest Minnesota
| 20 | 4 | $31.76/hr | $20.82/hr | $25.60/hr | $31.79/hr | $37.86/hr | $47.45/hr |
| Trade, Transportation and Utilities | 50 | $37.63/hr |
| Information | 230 | $32.03/hr |
| Financial Activities | 20 | $41.25/hr |
| Professional and Business Services | 420 | $34.90/hr |
| Education and Health Services | 220 | $34.43/hr |
| Leisure and Hospitality | 30 | $19.15/hr |
| Other Services | N/A | N/A |
| Public Administration | N/A | N/A |
- Vary language and tone of messages based on product and medium.
- Write fiction or nonfiction prose, such as short stories, novels, biographies, articles, descriptive or critical analyses, and essays.
- Develop factors such as themes, plots, characterizations, psychological analyses, historical environments, action, and dialogue to create material.
- Revise written material to meet personal standards and to satisfy needs of clients, publishers, directors, or producers.
- Revise written material to meet personal standards and to satisfy needs of clients, publishers, directors, or producers.
- Write narrative, dramatic, lyric, or other types of poetry for publication.
- Choose subject matter and suitable form to express personal feelings and experiences or ideas, or to narrate stories or events.
- Develop advertising campaigns for a wide range of clients, working with an advertising agency's creative director and art director to determine the best way to present advertising information.
- Present drafts and ideas to clients.
- Conduct research and interviews to determine which of a product's selling features should be promoted.